Earl Thomas of Norfolk

Earl Thomas of Norfolk (1 June 1300-August 1338) was the Earl Marshal of the Kingdom of England and the son of Edward I of England.

Biography
Thomas was born on 1 June 1300 to the Catholic English House of Norfolk, a branch of the House of Plantagenet. He was the son of King Edward I of England and his second wife Margaret of France, and he was named after the martyr saint Thomas Becket. Thomas was the heir presumptive for his brother King Edward II of England until his son, the future Edward III of England, was born. In 1312 Thomas was made Earl of Norfolk, but some of his lands were stolen by the House of Despenser. He supported Queen Isabella of France and Roger Mortimer's invasion of England in 1326, which overthrew the Despensers and King Edward II. Thomas was loyal to Edward III, however, and he commanded the right wing of the English army at the 1333 Battle of Halidon Hill. He died in 1338 at the age of 38.